US Patent No. 9,526,690 B2; Hypermarcas SA, São Paulo, has earned a patent for a method of preparing a depigmenting cosmetic composition. The method entails the following steps: Providing an aqueous phase, wherein a vehicle, a sequestrant, a tamponing ingredient, and a thickener are homogenized; Providing an oily phase comprising an antioxidizer, one or more emollients, and one or more emulsifiers, followed by addition of a first whitening agent to the oily phase and homogenization...